Buncefield response

Community and Business Impact

The explosion and subsequent fire at the
Buncefield Oil Depot in Hemel Hempstead on 11 December 2005 had a
massive impact on the local community. As well as residents living
near to the depot, it also affected hundreds of people employed on
the Maylands Industrial Estate.

This was the largest and most lengthy
emergency response that we have ever had to deal
with.

More information about the impact of the
Buncefield incident on the local community and businesses can be
found below:

Prosecutions

HSE and EA are the 'Competent Authority' responsible for
regulating non-nuclear major hazardous industrial sites in England
and Wales under the Control of Major Accident Hazard Regulations
1999 (COMAH).

We will be collecting bins from roads where it is safe to do so. Please leave your bins out for collection. If your bins have not yet been collected, leave them on the boundary of your property and we will collect them as soon as conditions allow. ×